'Tokarev self-loading rifle, model of 1940') is a Soviet semi-automatic battle rifle that saw widespread service during and after World War II.

Oct 27, 2021 · Despite nearly two million produced and their extensive use in the Second World War, the SVT-40 remains to most a historical oddity that’s overshadowed by both Western battle rifles as well as other Soviet-made small arms that saw higher volumes of production.

The "Tokarev self-loading rifle" (SVT) or "Самозарядная винтовка Токарева" has a very special place in the history of WW2 semiautomatic weapons with significant usage on the Eastern front.

Jan 10, 2024 · Combat experience in the Winter War led to an upgrade program to reduce the weight of the rifle, and that created the SVT-40. Between April 1940 and mid 1942, about 1.4 million SVT-40s were produced in three different factories.

Dec 18, 2016 · A largely forgotten piece of Soviet equipment is the SVT-40, the communist nation's first large scale attempt at a semi-automatic rifle.

Apr 17, 2018 · With the SVT-40, the USSR had a rifle that gave its troops rugged reliability and, by virtue of the muscular 7.62x54 mm R cartridge, packed a formidable punch.

"Tokarev Self-loading Rifle, Model of 1940") was a Soviet self-loading rifle designed by Fedor Tokarev in 1940 and produced by the Tula Arms Plant, IZhMASh and Kovrov Arsenal from 1940 to 1945. Intended to be the Soviet's service rifle, the SVT-40 was one of the Soviet Union's first attempts at adoption of a semi-automatic rifle.

Here's the Forgotten Soviet Tokarev Semi-Automatic Rifle - the SVT-40, Soviet first mass production attempt.

'Tokarev self-loading rifle, model of 1940') is a Soviet semi-automatic battle rifle that saw widespread service during and after World War II.

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